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Very precisely he did so, and accepted enough from Foster to make up

the amount to twenty-five dollars He was tempted to takethe two up and taking enough to

salve his hurt pride and his endangered reputation But he did not do

anything of the sort, of course; let's believe he was too honest to do

it even in revenge for the scurvy trick they had played hienerous lunch of sandwiches and dill pickles and a wedge of

tasteless cocoanut cake, and drank half a pint or so of the hot, black

coffee, and felt s? I've got to take a look at the

tires, anyway Thought she was riding like one was kinda flat, the last

few miles"

They climbed out stiffly into the rain, stood around the car and stared

at it and at Bud testing his tires, and walked off down the road for a

little distance where they stood talking earnestly together Fro his head that way, and s about hi the bestupon hile at which he touched their proble the rear wheel farthest froood look at the s they had

kept on the seat between the back, as if they would not trust hiain to the tire, and when they cli the pu out to pump up that

particular tire a few pounds

They did not pay much attention to him They seemed preoccupied and not